Anti-Flag

Some people looked at the lineup for this yearâ€™s edition of Live 105â€™s BFD concert and yawned.

Those folks, apparently scanning for a major headliner like the Beastie Boys, the Foo Fighters or the Cure (all of which have performed at past BFDs), clearly missed the point. This time around, the name on the bill that mattered most was Alexander Hamilton, this first secretary of the U.S. Treasury whose portrait is on the $10 bill.

For a ticket price of $10.53, a sum chosen to correspond with the radio stationâ€™s spot on the dial (105.3 FM), a fan got to see Cypress Hill, Flogging Molly and more than 30 other acts on Saturday (June 7) at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. Thatâ€™s a sizable drop from last year, when ducats ran $36 a pop, and it thoroughly compensated for the lack of an A-list headliner.

Some of the acts on Saturdayâ€™s bill delivered fine sets, but the fine ticket was the true star of the show. The strategy definitely worked as approximately 20,000 fans turned out to this sold-out concert.Continue Reading →